Where They Came From:

  • Moors came from many different places, however the vast majority came from North Africa.
    • We are sure that they are people from both muslim and non-muslim regions who are of Berber and Arab Decent.
  • Place of origin called Al-Andalas by north Africans.
    • Comprises most of what is now Spain and Portugal
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      • Moor = Synonym for African in Shakespeare's time.
      • Moors Contributed much to Europe
        • Recruited as soldiers by: Rome, Britain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
        • Reintroduced Europe to civilizataion.Citation